2016 Grand Slam of Darts

Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates 12–20 November 2016
Venue Civic Hall
Location Wolverhampton
Country England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £400,000
Winners share £100,000
«2015 2017»

The 2016 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, will be the tenth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event takes place from 12–20 November 2016 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.[1]

The tournament's defending champion is Michael van Gerwen, who won the tournament in 2015 beating Phil Taylor in the final 16-13.[2]

Prize Money

Position (num. of players) Prize money[3][4]
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £25,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000
Last 16 (8) £7,500
Third in group (8) £5,000
Fourth in group (8) £2,500
Group winner bonus (8) £2,500

Qualifying

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Qualifying Tournaments

PDC Main Tournaments

Players in italics had already qualified for the event. At most 16 players could qualify through this method, where the position in the list depicts the priority of the qualification.

Tournament Year Position Player
PDC World Darts Championship 2016 Winner Scotland Gary Anderson
Grand Slam of Darts 2015 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Premier League Darts 2016 Winner
World Matchplay 2016 Winner
World Grand Prix 2016 Winner
Players Championship Finals 2015 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
UK Open 2016 Winner
European Championship 2016 Winner
Masters 2016 Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
PDC World Youth Championship 2015 Winner Germany Max Hopp
World Series of Darts 2016 Ranking List Leader
PDC World Cup of Darts 2016 Winners
PDC World Darts Championship 2016 Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
Grand Slam of Darts 2015 Runner-up England Phil Taylor
Premier League Darts 2016 Runner-up
World Matchplay 2016 Runner-up
World Grand Prix 2016 Runner-up
Players Championship Finals 2015 Runner-up England Adrian Lewis
UK Open 2016 Runner-up
European Championship 2016 Runner-up
Masters 2016 Runner-up England Dave Chisnall
PDC World Youth Championship 2015 Runner-up England Nathan Aspinall
World Series of Darts 2016 Ranking List Runner-up
PDC World Cup of Darts 2016 Runners-up

Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC Main Tournaments Qualifiers

Scotland Gary Anderson
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Germany Max Hopp
England Adrian Lewis
England Phil Taylor
England Nathan Aspinall
England Dave Chisnall

PDC European Tour

In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players is filled from the reserve lists. The first list consists of the winners from 2016 European Tour events, in which the winners shall be selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

No. Tournamnt Position Player
1 Dutch Darts Masters Winner Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
2 German Darts Masters Winner
3 Gibraltar Darts Trophy Winner
4 European Darts Matchplay Winner
5 Austrian Darts Open Winner
6 European Darts Open Winner
7 International Darts Open Winner
8 European Darts Trophy Winner
9 European Darts Grand Prix Winner
10 German Darts Championship Winner

PDC Players Championships

In case the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments and the European Tour produced fewer than 16 players, the field of 16 players is filled from the reserve lists. The second list consists of the winners from 2015 Players Championship events, in which the winners were selected in ProTour Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

Tournament Event Number Position Player
2016 Players Championships Players Championship 1 Winner
Players Championship 2 Winner
Players Championship 3 Winner
Players Championship 4 Winner
Players Championship 5 Winner
Players Championship 6 Winner
Players Championship 7 Winner
Players Championship 8 Winner
Players Championship 9 Winner
Players Championship 10 Winner
Players Championship 11 Winner
Players Championship 12 Winner
Players Championship 13 Winner
Players Championship 14 Winner
Players Championship 15 Winner
Players Championship 16 Winner
Players Championship 17 Winner
Players Championship 18 Winner
Players Championship 19 Winner
Players Championship 20 Winner

Note: Players in italic had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC Qualifier

A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts are filled by qualifiers from a PDC qualifier in Barnsley on October 21, 2016.

BDO Qualifying tournaments

Tournament Year Position Player
BDO World Darts Championship 2016 Winner England Scott Waites
Runner-up Canada Jeff Smith
World Masters 2015 Winner England Glen Durrant
BDO World Trophy 2016 Winner

BDO Qualifiers

A further four places in the Grand Slam of Darts are filled by qualifiers from two BDO qualifiers. That are expected to take place in October 2016.

UK Qualifiers

European Qualifiers

Qualified Players

Professional Darts Corporation

British Darts Organisation

Pools

Pool A
(Seeded Players)		 Pool B
(PDC Automatic Qualifiers)		 Pool C
(PDC Qualifiers)		 Pool D
(BDO Qualifiers)
(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Draw

Group stage

All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/− = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Average – 3-dart average; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

Group A

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 15

-
-

Group B

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 15

-
-

Group C

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 15

-
-

Group D

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 15

-
-

Group E

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 14

-
-

Group F

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 14

-
-

Group G

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 14

-
-

Group H

Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Pts Status
1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

November 12

-
-

November 13

-
-

November 14

-
-

Knockout stage

Second round (best of 19 legs)
16–17 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
18–19 November 		Semi-finals (best of 31 legs)
20 November 		Final (best of 31 legs)
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References

  1. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2016". PDC. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Michael van Gerwen beats Phil Taylor 16-13 to win the Grand Slam of Darts". SKY Sports. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "No Boost in 2016 Grand Slam Of Darts Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Qualification Criteria". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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